Course of the Conflict in Kosovo

1. How did Kosovo slide into war 1996-1998?

Starter:1. Making Hypothesis:- Make a list of the different stakeholders or (to use the appropriate political sciences term) 'actors' in and around Kosovo by 1996.- Discuss, as a group, their various aims.- Now consider their current trajectories - i.e. by 1996 in which direction are they heading? (e.g. becoming more/less powerful, their views becoming more/less extreme etc)- Form an overall hypothesis - what would you expect to happen next and why?

2. What were the key features of the Racak Massacre and other ethnic cleansing incidents?

We are going to go straight into watching a BBC documentary from 2001 called 'The Fall of Milosevic, Episode 1: Defiance' which we shall call Source A.

Starter: With reference to Origin and Purpose, discuss the values and limitations of Source A to a historian studying the responsibility for the escalation of violence between 1996-1998 in Kosovo? Discuss and record on the board.

1. Watch the documentary from 30:25 to 1:00. As you watch:a) Review your notes from last lesson - this portion of the video will expand on all of the aspects - add any extra notes.b) Insert a grid under your table from last lesson - 'Who was to blame for the escalation in violence?' with three columns ('The Sebs', 'The KLA', 'Other Actors')Your teacher will pause it every so often to help you complete.

2. At 1:00 to 1:06.10 the video goes into the Racak Massacre - this is a key event in this history. Add a subtitle 'The Racak Massacre January 1999' underneath and summarise the key features of the event as bullet points. Note the ambiguity in what happened.*There is graphic footage of the outcome of the massacre here and so you may wish to listen to the audio only from 1:03.

3. Review:Thinking back to your answer to the OPVL question at the start of this lesson. With reference to the content that you have seen, is there any evidence of the values and limitations you identified?

Home Learning: Complete the Debate Assignment on page 186, using the sources on page 187-88 or complete the examination style questions on page 188.

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Extension:

Look at the Frontline PBS website opposite. It contains plenty of evidence around the Racak Massacre.

3. Why did NATO begin 'Operation Allied Force' in March 1999? The Failure of the Rambouillet peace talks

StarterRead to class: in 1999 there was a joke going round Belgrade. The Punchline was "No Action, Talk Only" - what was preceding question?

On 24th March 1999, the NATO began their bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) known as 'Operation Allied Force' that would continue for 77 days. As we have seen from our study of Rwanda, the international community was slow to consider military intervention in the 1990s and Kosovo should not have been an exception.

1. As a class, think of the following nations - what are their attitudes likely to what would essentially be a declaration of war on Serbia over an issue that could arguably be considered a domestic policing matter for the FRY:US, Russia, Great Britain, France(consider: the experience of Rwanda, what we learnt about some of these countries and Rwanda, geo-political changes and fears of the period as the USSR collapses, the nature of decision making in the UN)

2. Download the document below and use it in conjunction with the video (from 1:06 to the end) and then the textbook pages.

4. What were the key features of Operation Allied Force? (2 x lessons and hwk)

Note frame:

LOOK REALLY CAREFULLY AT THE LAYOUT OF THE FRAME. YOU ARE GOING TO USE A RANGE OF SOURCES OVER A COUPLE OF LESSONS AND THE TEXTBOOK TO COMPLETE IT. FOLLOW THE SEQUENCE OF LEARNING BELOW OVER TWO LESSONS (WITHIN EACH PART, COMPLETE THE RELEVANT KEY EVENTS SECTION FIRST, THEN CHECK WHAT YOU CAN ADD INTO THE ANALYSIS BOXES).

5. What was the immediate impact of the NATO bombing campaign in June 1999? KFOR and the Pristina Airport Incident

1. You have 10 minutes to watch the two videos below individually. Create a new document with the above title and bullet point all of the immediate impacts that you can infer about the impact of the bombing campaign. Discuss with a partner - can we categorise these notes by stakeholder?

2. Read the pages below as a pair or on your own and build your notes from above (easy split is KFOR and Pristina)